782  
FZPN23 KWNM 221014  
OFFN08  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
314 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
CONDITIONS GIVEN REPRESENT THE HIGHEST WITHIN THAT PERIOD.  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE N AND  
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY, THEN DISSIPATE OVER  
THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN ACROSS THE  
ARE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE NEXT WEAK COLD  
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT, MOVE S THROUGH  
THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT, AND GRADUALLY  
DISSIPATE TUE ACROSS THE S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN  
ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT.  
 
POINT SAINT GEORGE TO POINT ARENA  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.  
 
POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.  
 
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